National Hockey League

FINAL
New York Islanders 1
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Washington Capitals 3
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Capital One Arena

Match Report

Ovechkin scores goal 718, Capitals snap Islanders win streak

— Alex Ovechkin scored his 718th career goal to pass Phil Esposito for sole possession of sixth on the NHL's career list and became the second active player to record 1,300 points, helping the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3-1...

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Team Stats

NYI WSH
9
Blocked Shots
18
30
Hits
25
3
Takeaways
13
22
Shots
22
1
Power Play Goals
2
2
Power Play Opportunities
4
50.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
25
Faceoffs Won
16
61.0
Faceoff Win Percent
39.0
5
Giveaways
12
4
Total Penalties
2
8
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

NYI

  • Semyon Varlamov G GA 3 · SA 22 · SOS 0
  • Jordan Eberle RW BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau C BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Brock Nelson C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1

WSH

  • Ilya Samsonov G GA 1 · SA 22 · SOS 0
  • Richard Panik RW BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Nicklas Backstrom C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Nic Dowd C BS 1 · HT 4 · TK 2

Head to Head

WSH leads series 3-0

Injuries

Washington Capitals

  • Logan Thompson Injured Reserve
  • Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
  • Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
  • Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve

New York Islanders

  • Matias Maccelli Injured Reserve
  • Calum Ritchie Injured Reserve
  • Alexander Romanov Injured Reserve
  • Mathew Barzal Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 19:23 1-3
    Anthony Beauvillier 3rd
  2. Missed 19:06 1-3
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  3. Missed 18:51 1-3
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  4. Missed 15:32 1-3
    Carl Hagelin 3rd
  5. Missed 13:39 1-3
    Anthony Beauvillier 3rd
  6. Missed 13:30 1-3
    Anthony Beauvillier 3rd
  7. Missed 12:34 1-3
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  8. Missed 11:31 1-3
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  9. Missed 10:17 1-3
    Ryan Pulock 3rd
  10. Missed 8:29 1-3
    Mathew Barzal 3rd
  11. Missed 8:02 1-3
    Casey Cizikas 3rd
  12. Missed 5:38 1-3
    Josh Bailey 3rd
  13. Penalty 4:32 1-3
    Sebastian Aho 3rd
  14. Goal 4:17 1-3
    Oliver Wahlstrom 3rd
  15. Penalty 3:01 0-3
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  16. Missed 2:27 0-3
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  17. Goal 0:28 0-3
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  18. Penalty 20:00 0-2
    Scott Mayfield 2nd
  19. Missed 18:40 0-2
    T.J. Oshie 2nd
  20. Missed 16:11 0-2
    Daniel Sprong 2nd
  21. Missed 16:05 0-2
    Daniel Sprong 2nd
  22. Missed 15:58 0-2
    Oliver Wahlstrom 2nd
  23. Goal 15:24 0-2
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  24. Missed 15:02 0-1
    Nicklas Backstrom 2nd
  25. Missed 14:52 0-1
    Justin Schultz 2nd
  26. Missed 14:03 0-1
    Jakub Vrana 2nd
  27. Missed 13:52 0-1
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  28. Penalty 13:34 0-1
    Mathew Barzal 2nd
  29. Missed 13:23 0-1
    Sebastian Aho 2nd
  30. Missed 12:58 0-1
    Jordan Eberle 2nd
  31. Missed 11:15 0-1
    Brock Nelson 2nd
  32. Goal 10:36 0-1
    T.J. Oshie 2nd
  33. Missed 10:35 0-0
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 2nd
  34. Missed 7:10 0-0
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  35. Missed 6:01 0-0
    Carl Hagelin 2nd
  36. Penalty 3:19 0-0
    Casey Cizikas 2nd
  37. Missed 19:59 0-0
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  38. Missed 17:51 0-0
    Justin Schultz 1st
  39. Missed 15:48 0-0
    Kieffer Bellows 1st
  40. Missed 15:34 0-0
    Jordan Eberle 1st
  41. Penalty 11:03 0-0
    Justin Schultz 1st
  42. Missed 3:27 0-0
    Josh Bailey 1st
  43. Missed 0:40 0-0
    Scott Mayfield 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 1-3
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 1-3
    3rd
  3. Takeaway 19:57 1-3
    Zdeno Chara 3rd
  4. Shot 19:44 1-3
    Oliver Wahlstrom 3rd
  5. Shot 19:32 1-3
    Anthony Beauvillier 3rd
  6. Missed 19:23 1-3
    Anthony Beauvillier 3rd
  7. Shot 19:19 1-3
    Oliver Wahlstrom 3rd
  8. Face Off 19:07 1-3
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  9. Stoppage 19:07 1-3
    3rd
  10. Missed 19:06 1-3
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  11. Face Off 19:00 1-3
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  12. Stoppage 19:00 1-3
    3rd
  13. Missed 18:51 1-3
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  14. Hit 17:27 1-3
    Cal Clutterbuck 3rd
  15. Shot 17:11 1-3
    Conor Sheary 3rd
  16. Shot 16:25 1-3
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  17. Missed 15:32 1-3
    Carl Hagelin 3rd
  18. Face Off 15:23 1-3
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  19. Stoppage 15:23 1-3
    3rd
  20. Shot 15:22 1-3
    Dmitry Orlov 3rd
  21. Face Off 15:18 1-3
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  22. Stoppage 15:18 1-3
    3rd
  23. Shot 15:15 1-3
    John Carlson 3rd
  24. Takeaway 15:06 1-3
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  25. Blocked 14:49 1-3
    Cal Clutterbuck 3rd
  26. Face Off 14:41 1-3
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  27. Stoppage 14:41 1-3
    3rd
  28. Giveaway 14:38 1-3
    John Carlson 3rd
  29. Blocked 13:52 1-3
    Andy Greene 3rd
  30. Missed 13:39 1-3
    Anthony Beauvillier 3rd
  31. Missed 13:30 1-3
    Anthony Beauvillier 3rd
  32. Hit 13:11 1-3
    Ryan Pulock 3rd
  33. Hit 12:53 1-3
    Andy Greene 3rd
  34. Missed 12:34 1-3
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  35. Hit 12:28 1-3
    Kieffer Bellows 3rd
  36. Shot 12:21 1-3
    Jordan Eberle 3rd
  37. Hit 12:18 1-3
    Kieffer Bellows 3rd
  38. Face Off 11:49 1-3
    Mathew Barzal 3rd
  39. Stoppage 11:49 1-3
    3rd
  40. Hit 11:47 1-3
    Daniel Sprong 3rd

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